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Rooftop Solar And Exclusion Zones: Where Solar Panels Dare Not Go

January 4, 2018 2024-10-03T09:01:16 by 47 Comments
solar panel exclusion zones

In the past I’ve written about solar panel clamping zones which determine where, on a solar panel’s edge, you can place the clamps that attach the modules to their mounting rails.  What I didn’t do was go into just where on a roof solar panels can and can’t be installed.

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280MW+ Of Big Solar In The Pipeline For Victoria’s Moira Shire

January 4, 2018 2021-02-10T13:34:26 by Leave a Comment
Solar energy in the Shire of Moira - Victoria

The Shire of Moira looks set to be home to at least two and possibly three large scale solar farms in the near future.

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New York State Governor Sets 1,500MW Energy Storage Goal

January 4, 2018 2018-01-04T07:36:31 by Leave a Comment
Energy storage in New York

New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed a USD$200 million investment to assist the state’s private sector in meeting an energy storage target of 1,500MW by 2025.

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China’s Solar Electricity Generation Up 72%

January 4, 2018 2018-01-04T05:35:09 by Leave a Comment
Solar power in China

Solar power systems installed in China cranked 106.9 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity last year through to the end of November according to the country’s National Energy Administration.

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Queensland’s Oakey 2 Solar Farm Reaches Financial Close

January 3, 2018 2018-01-03T06:48:54 by 2 Comments
Oakey Solar Farm - Queensland, Australia

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $55 million in debt finance to the 55MW Oakey 2 solar farm project in south-east Queensland, construction of which will start soon.

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Australian Distributed Solar PV Electricity Generation Statistics

January 3, 2018 2018-01-03T05:32:35 by 6 Comments
Australian solar energy electricity generation

Close to 1.8 million solar power systems are now installed in Australia – how much electricity have PV installations been generating?

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Britain’s 2017 Low Carbon Electricity Records And Milestones

January 2, 2018 2018-01-02T07:35:24 by Leave a Comment
Low carbon electricity in Britain

2017 was a big year for low-carbon electricity in Britain, with multiple new records set and the halving of carbon emissions in the electricity sector compared to 2012.

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India Seeks To Turbocharge Rooftop Solar Uptake

January 2, 2018 2018-01-02T05:33:36 by Leave a Comment
Rooftop solar in India

India has made good progress on its renewable energy goals, but it will need to lift the pace – particularly on rooftop solar energy – to meet the country’s targets.

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Port Augusta Mayor Calls For Northern Power Station Royal Commission

January 1, 2018 2018-01-01T07:40:41 by Leave a Comment
Northern Power Station demolition and rehabilitation

Port Augusta Mayor Sam Johnson has had a gutful (or lungful) – he’s called for a Royal Commission into the impacts of the operation and closure of Northern Power Station.

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2018 Kicks Off With Energy

January 1, 2018 2018-01-01T06:19:57 by 7 Comments
Solar energy and electricity n Australia - 2018

New solar subsidies and energy efficiency rebates for some, power price hikes for others. Here’s what early 2018 has in store for electricity prices and home solar power in Australia.

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